Myunclehasaverybeautifulumbrella.Hehashadit____andheisverycarefulwithit.Itstilllooksasgoodasnew.“Thatumbrellamusthave____youagreatdealofmoneyUncle,”Isaidtohimoneday.“No,”hereplied
Myunclehasaverybeautifulumbrella.Hehashadit____andheisverycarefulwithit.Itstilllooksasgoodasnew.“Thatumbrellamusthave____youagreatdealofmoneyUncle,”Isaidtohimoneday.“No,”hereplied“____.”“Wasitapresent?”Iaskedagain.“No,”saidhe.“Thenhowdidyougetit?”Iasked.
“Well,”heanswered“itisastrangetruestory.AbouttenyearsagoIwaswalkingalongaquietLondonstreetoneevening____itsuddenlyrained.Ihadno___andnoumbrella.Nobuses____thatstreetandtherewerenotaxisinsight.AsIwasonmywaytoapartyIdidn'twanttoget___.SoIstoodinadoorwayandwaitedfortheraintostop.Byandbyitgrewquite____,therewasn'tapersonaround,andstillitrainedandrained.____ayoungmancametotheplacewhereIwasstanding____alargeumbrellaoverhishead.AsIhopedhewould____metowalktothenextcornerwithhim___Icouldhavegotataxi,Istepped____thedarkdoorwaywhereIhadbeenstandingandsaid‘____,whereareyougoingwiththatumbrella?’
__50__bymysuddenappearancetheyoungman____theumbrellawhichIamafraidhehadjuststolenranawayand___intothedarkness.Ipickeduptheumbrellaand__53__mywalk.Iknewitwouldbe____inthisbigcitytotryanddiscovertheownerandsoI'vekeptit____.”
1.A.formonthsB.foryears
C.sincechildhoodD.sincethen
2.A.usedB.costC.takenD.spent
3.A.verylittleB.onlyafewpounds
C.notapennyD.notagreatdeal
4.A.whenB.thenC.beforeD.as
5.A.carB.hatC.raincoatD.friend
6.A.movedthroughB.ranthrough
C.wentacrossD.passedacross
7.A.tiredB.backC.wetD.away
8.A.darkB.wetC.lateD.helpless
9..A.AtonceB.AtlastC.StrangelyD.Secretly
10.A.raisingB.carryingC.holdingD.lifting
11.A.allowB.letC.agreeD.promise
12.A.thereB.whereC.fromwhichD.inwhich
13.A.intoB.outof
C.towardsD.frombehind
14.A.BythewayB.PardonC.ExcusemeD.Sorry
15.A.EncouragedB.Forced
C.WarmedD.Frightened
16.A.shutB.tookC.droppedD.forgot
17..A.disappearedB.wanderedC.marchedD.came
18.A.stoppedB.startedC.continuedD.delaye